Francesca is an Italian female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

male name '' Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most

Romance languages The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language fam ...

, including Italian,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

and

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, and place of origin is

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. It is derived from the same source as the female name '' Frances'', and the male names ''

Francesc Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football p ...

'', ''

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

'' and ''

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

''.

People named Francesca

Daniel Francesca Daniel Francesca (born December 27, 1993), better known as dafran, is a Danish Twitch video game streamer and former professional ''Overwatch'' player. As an esports competitor, Francesca represented Selfless Gaming before being suspended from ...

, Danish esports player *

Francesca Alderisi Francesca Alderisi (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian politician and television presenter. Since 2018, she has been a Senator from Forza Italia representing North and Central America. Biography Born in Treviso of Campania parents, she grew up ...

, Italian television presenter and politician *

Francesca Allinson Francesca Allinson (born Enid Ellen Pulvermacher Allinson; 20 August 1902 – 7 April 1945) was an English writer, musician and puppeteer. She was the youngest child of the pioneering physician and wholemeal bread entrepreneur Dr Thomas All ...

, English author and musician *

Francesca Annis Francesca Annis (born 14 May 1945) is an English actress. She is known for television roles in '' Reckless'' (1998), ''Wives and Daughters'' (1999), ''Deceit'' (2000), and '' Cranford'' (2007). A six-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 1979 ...

, British actress * Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress * Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician *

Francesca Beard Francesca Beard (born 1968) is a Malaysian writer and performance poet. Born in Kuala Lumpur, she has been based in London for much of her adult life and cites the city as a major inspiration in her work.performance poet Performance poetry is a broad term, encompassing a variety of styles and genres. In brief, it is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience. During the 1980s, the term came into popular usage to describe ...

Francesca Caccini Francesca Caccini (; 18 September 1587 – after 1641) was an Italian composer, singer, lutenist, poet, and music teacher of the early Baroque era. She was also known by the nickname "La Cecchina" , given to her by the Florentines and probably a ...

, Italian composer and singer of the early

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

Francesca Anna Canfield Francesca Anna Canfield (, Pascalis; pen name, Salonina; August 1803 – May 23, 1833) was a 19th-century American linguist, poet, and translator. In writing, she seemed to have been constantly under the influence of the advice thus given to Pinda ...

, American poet and translator *

Francesca Capaldi Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the Disney Channel original sitcom ''Dog With A Blog'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the Brat TV web seri ...

, American child actress *

Francesca Cumani Francesca Cumani is a horse racing presenter working for ITV Racing and 10 Sport. Education Cumani was educated at Tudor Hall School, a boarding and day independent school for girls, between the village of Bloxham and the market town of Banbu ...

, English racing presenter for

ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: ** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...

Francesca Cuzzoni Francesca Cuzzoni (2 April 1696 – 19 June 1778) was an Italian operatic soprano of the Baroque era. Early career Cuzzoni was born in Parma. Her father, Angelo, was a professional violinist, and her singing teacher was Francesco Lanzi. She ma ...

, Italian operatic soprano *Francesca da Rimini, 13th-century Italian adulterer *Francesca Dani, Italian cosplay model *Francesca Gagnon, Canadian singer and performer for Cirque du Soleil *Francesca Galli, Italian road racing cyclist *Francesca Hayward, English ballerina *Francesca Le, American pornographic actress *Francesca Lia Block, American author of the Weetzie Bat series *Francesca Lubiani, Italian tennis player *Francesca Martinez, British comedian *Francesca Petitjean, French former bodybuilder and pornographic actress *Francesca Piccinini, Italian volleyball player *Francesca Salvalajo, Italian backstroke swimmer *Francesa Sarah of Safed, 16th-century Jewish mystic *Francesca Schiavone, Italian tennis player *Francesca Semoso, Papuan politician and broadcaster from Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville *Francesca Simon, American author of the Horrid Henry series *Francesca Stavrakopoulou, British theologian and broadcaster *Francesca Velicu, Romanian ballet dancer *Francesca Woodman, American photographer *Piero della Francesca, Italian painter *Francheska Yarbusova, Russian artist and wife of director Yuriy

Fictional characters

*Francesca, a character from the Rankin/Bass classic ''Mad Monster Party'' *Francesca ("Frankie"), the eponymous main character from Melina Marchetta's ''Saving Francesca'' *Francesca Lucchini, a character from the anime/manga series ''Strike Witches'' *Francesca, a character from the series by Lauren Kate: ''Fallen (Kate novel), Fallen'' *Francesca or Franky, a character from ''Freaky Green Eyes'' *Francesca da Rimini or da Polenta, a character from Inferno (Dante), Dante's ''Inferno'' *List of Wizards of Waverly Place characters#TV special characters, Francesca Russo, a character from ''The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex'' *Francesca Caviglia, a character from ''Violetta (telenovela), Violetta'' *Francesca Hollingsworth (Frankie), a character from the Degrassi franchise *Francesca Danelli, a character from Bride of Re-Animator movie (1989) *Francesca "Cesca" Montoya, a character from ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' *Francesca Moretti, a character from Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza *Francesca Johson, a character from The Bridges of Madison County

Translations

* al, Françeska * eu, Frantziska * br, Franseza * (''Fúlǎngxīsīkǎ''), 弗朗西斯 (''Fúlǎngxīsī'') or 弗朗切斯卡 (''Fúlǎngqièsīkǎ'') * hr, Frančeska * cs, Františka *french: Françoise *german: Franziska * el, Φραγκίσκη (''Frangískī'') or less originally Greek versions Φραντζέσκα (''Frantzéska'') and Φραντσέσκα (''Frantséska'') * hu, Franciska * is, Fransiska * it, Francesca * ja, フランチェスカ (''Furanchesuka'') * ko, 프란체스카 (''Peulancheseuka'') * nah, Francisca (given name), Francisca (shortened ''Pancha'') * pl, Franciszka * pt, Francisca (given name), Francisca *russian: Франческа (''Frančeska'') * sl, Frančiška * es, Francisca (given name), Francisca (shortened ''Paca'' or ''Pancha'') *Maltese: Frangiska (shortened ''Cikka'')

References

{{Reflist Italian feminine given names

People named Francesca

Fictional characters

Translations

See also

References